NEW DELHI: The DMK, which faces assembly elections in Tamil Nadu in April, appears headed for a major embarrassment with CBI deciding to question, party MP and daughter of Chief Minister M Karunanidhi , Kanimozhi, in the 2G spectrum case .
Kanimozhi holds 20% equity in Kalaignar TV, which is alleged to have received funds worth 214 crore from Mumbai-based Cineyug Films. CBI investigations have found that these funds were arranged by Cineyug Films from Shahid Balwa's DB Group, the promoter of Etisalat DB and one of the main beneficiaries in the 2G scam. Not only is the CBI probe into 2G scam about to reach the doorstep of DMK's first family, but the investigative agencies are also finalising the status report in the 2G case. It will also file a status report on the investigation in the Supreme Court before March 31.
The chargesheet, sources in the government told ET, will reflect the 214-crore money trail established so far between DB Group and Kalaignar TV. Kanimozhi's questioning will essentially relate to this 214-crore loan to Kalaignar TV.
What could be equally damning for the DMK on poll eve is the assessment of CBI that Raja was allegedly charging anything between 200 crore to 500 crore for awarding licences.
CBI is also making a list of all ineligible companies who had got the licences under Raja's charge of the telecom ministry. For instance, while applying for licences, Loop Telecom allegedly misrepresented facts. Its authorised share capital was only 5.2 crore as against the requirement of 128 crore.
As for beneficiaries like Swan Telecom, Unitech and Loop, sources told ET that CBI was looking at the money trail to establish who was criminally culpable and to what extent.
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